A 1976 Apple founding document to be auctioned for 2–4 million USD

Christie’s will auction off the three-page 1976 partnership agreement that officially established Apple Computer. The sale is scheduled for 23 January 2026.

The document is expected to fetch between 2 and 4 million USD, potentially becoming the most valuable Apple-related item ever sold. The contract bears the signatures of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.

It outlined their ownership stakes as 45%, 45%, and 10$. Just days later, Wayne withdrew from the partnership and sold his share back for 800 USD, worried he might be held financially liable since he was the only one with personal assets. Today, that 10 percent stake would be worth roughly 400 billion USD.

Christie’s will offer two documents as a single lot: the original Apple partnership agreement and Wayne’s withdrawal contract. The auction house has not yet published the lot on its website.